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Northern Lands $2.6M Grant

Northern New Mexico College on Thursday announced the El Centro project, two new educational centers that will be funded by a Title V federal...

City to Receive More Than $900K in Statewide Opioid Settlement

Española will receive more than $900,000 from four state-wide opioid settlements approved by the city council Feb. 21. The city will get $71,000 from Albertsons...

Apprentice Weavers Honor Tradition

The Española Valley Fiber Arts Center is preserving culture and history with its newest apprenticeship. After it received a $50,000 grant from Ariat — a...

Holy Cross Teacher Charged with Sexually Abusing Student

A former teacher at Holy Cross Catholic School was arrested this month for sexually abusing his 13-year-old female student, court records allege. Calvin Robinson, 41,...

Water Loss Emergency Ongoing in Los Ojos

Residents of Los Ojos in Rio Arriba County have had little or no running water in their homes for long periods since Feb. 12,...

Accused Child Rapist Charged in Murder of Hernandez Father

Police have dropped a murder charge against a man originally suspected in the October killing of a Hernandez father, and instead charged a different...

MLK Award Passed On to Local Deacon

Northern New Mexico College held a ceremony to pass on the MLK Drum Major Award from Charles Riddick to Jerome Williams on Feb. 16. The...

Española School Board Approves More Than $70k for Repairs and Staff Training

The Española Public Schools Board approved more than $78,000 in expenditures for repairs and staff training at a Feb. 16 meeting. Board members approved $59,500...

County Threatens to ‘Pull Out’ of Waste Authority

Rio Arriba County Commission Chair Alex Naranjo said the county “might pull out completely” from its involvement with North Central Solid Waste Authority if...

Española Parks Foreman Arrested in Scrap Metal Bust

Española’s city parks foreman was charged with one count of embezzlement and two counts of larceny for allegedly stealing scrap metal and copper wiring...

Governor Took $100 Million for Tribes in ‘Backroom’ Deal, Republicans Say

A secret deal struck between a group of state legislators and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham led to approximately $100 million being improperly taken “off...

Drug Smuggling, Prisoner Deaths Plague County Jail

At least eight prisoners have died in the Rio Arriba County Adult Detention Center since October 2020, including multiple deaths involving drugs, the Rio...

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